On-orbit demonstration of a pulsed self-field magnetoplasmadynamic thruster system

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 880-886

  Toki, K ^a,b   Shimizu, Y ^a,b   Kuriki, K ^a,b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Res Div of Space Propulsion Inst   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; HYDRAZINE; LIQUID PROPELLANTS; MAGNETOPLASMA; ORBITS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE PLATFORMS;

MAGNETOPLASMADYNAMIC ARCJET THRUSTER; NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION; SPACE FLYER UNIT;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0034269506     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5655     Document Type: Article

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